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to talk loudly and wildly when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service
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Recent Examples of ranting
Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 Was there ever a great Final Four that didn't have one guy in a suit (or pullover) lording over the media room, ranting in the locker room or pointing fingers on one of those sidelines? —ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Trump later took to his Truth Social page to continue ranting against the ballroom construction block. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 Pity those, too, ranting about the impurity of his points. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026 Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence. —Fielding Buck, Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world. —Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 Was there ever a great Final Four that didn't have one guy in a suit (or pullover) lording over the media room, ranting in the locker room or pointing fingers on one of those sidelines? —ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Trump later took to his Truth Social page to continue ranting against the ballroom construction block. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 Pity those, too, ranting about the impurity of his points. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026 Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence. —Fielding Buck, Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranting
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One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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Adames looked more perturbed than angry, putting his hands on his hips before taking off his helmet and slowly walking to first base.— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Washington’s Copium But the White House is huffing its own brand of copium.— Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval.— Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Now, after Miami’s 34-10 win Sunday at the New York Jets, you are officially allowed to wonder aloud about wild-card playoff chances and be seen only as way optimistic rather than as a raving lunatic.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Kimmy Nguyen, a devoted fan of the Puerto Rican superstar, unveiled her intricate skeleton display on Instagram earlier this month, attracting hundreds of raving comments from like-minded admirers.— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was irate and said afterward Ball should have been ejected.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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The call was overturned as Helsley’s pitch, which turned from ball four to strike three, just clipped the edge of the zone, and Shelton emerged from the Twins’ dugout irate.— Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
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With the greatest opening day crowd in the history of Atlanta and the Southern league cheering in a mad, thunderous crescendo, the Atlanta Crackers reached something approaching an apogee of playing perfection yesterday to turn back the Knoxville Smokies, 9 to 0.— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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The president of the United States is stark-raving mad.— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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The case dragged on for years, and the family became enraged when former District Attorney Pamela Price attempted to downgrade the charges against the three men.— John Ramos, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.— Gary Bedore March 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
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The deliberate sparring during mealtime hides a palpable contempt the two warriors have for each other, further displayed as a seething hatred conveyed on Kirk's face as Chang departs back to Kronos One.— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
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These are hard data outcroppings from a seething sea of online hate.— David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Ranting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ranting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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